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LittleThings/Heeral Chhibber Spoon-shaped fingernails curve inward, and look like they are "scooping" outward. They can indicate a condition known as koilonychia, a disease that can be an ...
Koilonychia, also known as spoon nails, [1]: 782 is a nail disease that can be a sign of hypochromic anemia, especially iron-deficiency anemia. [ 2 ] : 656 [ 3 ] It refers to abnormally thin nails (usually of the hand) which have lost their convexity, becoming flat or even concave in shape.
Onychorrhexis also known as brittle nails, is brittleness with breakage of fingernails or toenails. Paronychia is a bacterial or fungal infection where the nail and skin meet. Koilonychia is when the nail curves upwards (becomes spoon-shaped) due to an iron deficiency. The normal process of change is: brittle nails, straight nails, spoon-shaped ...
When the distal phalanges (bones nearest the fingertips) of corresponding fingers of opposite hands are directly opposed (place fingernails of same finger on opposite hands against each other, nail to nail), a small diamond-shaped "window" is normally apparent between the nailbeds. If this window is obliterated, the test is positive and ...
"The pigments or adhesives with these nail treatments can cause reactions or damage in the nails." 4. Certain medical conditions. Like any body part, the toe nails can be a clue into our overall ...
Chronic iron deficiency may also cause koilonychia (spoon shaped deformity of the fingernails) and glossitis (inflammation of the tongue). It is not completely understood how iron deficiency causes AC, but it is known that it causes a degree of immunocompromise (decreased efficiency of the immune system) which may in turn allow an opportunistic ...
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Koilonychia (spoon nails) Kyrle disease; Leukonychia (white nails) Lichen planopilaris (acuminatus, follicular lichen planus, lichen planus follicularis, peripilaris) Lichen planus of the nails; Lichen spinulosus (keratosis spinulosa) Lipedematous alopecia (lipedematous scalp) Localized acquired hypertrichosis; Localized congenital hypertrichosis